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4thCOMCOLAnnualConference

ICOMSEEBoardMeeting2014,Celje,SloveniaInviewoftheICOMSlovenia’sactivepartnershipinICOMSEEregionalprojects,inMarchthisyearitishostingitsboardmeet-ing,whichistotakeplaceattheMuseumofRecentHistoryCeljeundertheleadershipofTanjaRoženbergar,directorofthemuseumandthepresidentofICOMSlovenia.Theaimofthemeetingistodevelopastrategicworkingplanforthethirdphaseofthelong-termregionalprojectRevitalisationofCulturalandNatu-ralHeritageinSouthEastEurope(until2015)thatwillculminateinthethirdregionalconference.

ThisprojectICOMSEE–aregionalallianceforSouthEastEurope–wasinitiatedatthefirstICOMSEEconferenceinKladovo,Serbiain2006,andhassincebeenevolvingonthebasisofacomprehensiveandsustainableheritageconservationconceptofpre-ventivecareintheSEEregion.ThesecondphasewasconcludedbythesecondICOMSEEregionalconferenceonthethemeofRiskAssessmentofCulturalandNaturalHeritageintheSouthEastEuropeRegioninNiš,Serbiain2012.

TheCOMCOL’s4thannualconferencewillbeheldinCelje,Sloveniafrom3-6Decem-ber2014.ThethemeoftheconferenceisCollectingandcollectionsintimesofwarorpoliticalandsocialchange.TheconferencewillbehostedbytheMuseumofRecentHistoryCeljeanditsSchoolofMuseologyundertheauspicesoftheICOMSloveneNationalCommitteeandtheMinistryofCultureofSlovenia.

COMCOLisanICOMInternationalCommitteeforcollectingthatpromotesdiscussionandthesharingofknowledgeonthepractice,theoryandethicsofcollectingand(tan-gibleandintangible)collectionsdevelopment.Itrepresentsaplatformfortheprofes-sionalexchangeofviewsandexperienceconcerningcollectinginthebroadestsense.

ThethreepreviousCOMCOLconferencesaddressedsuchtopicsas:Participa-tiveStrategiesinDocumentingthePresent(Berlin,2011);MuseumsandtheIdeaofHistoricalProgress(CapeTown,2012)andTheRe-interpretationandRe-usageofOlderCollectionsandtheirValueforContemporarySociety(RiodeJaneiro,2013).TheCOMCOL2014conferenceinSloveniawillexplorethethree-wayrelationshipbetweenideology,theinstitutionalmissionandcollectionprofiles,emphasisinghowchanges

inpoliticalideologiesandregimescanimpactmuseummissionsandtowhatextentcollec-tionprofilescanadapttonewmissions,whichwillbeillustratedbydifferenttheoreticalviewsandcontemporaryexamples.

Moreover,theuseofcollectionstocom-memoratewarwillalsobediscussedsincetheconferencetakesplaceduringthecentenaryoftheoutbreakofWorldWarI.comcolcelje@gmail.com.www:icom.museum/comcol/

RegionalProjects

MuseumofRecentHistoryCelje

ICOMSEEBoardMeeting,Belgrade,2013

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FollowinganinitiativebyICOMSerbia,themainorganiseroftheconferencetobeheldinSerbiain2014,ICOMSloveniawillplayanactiveroleattheconference(bygivingpresentations)alongwithotherICOMnationalcommitteesfromtheregion(Croatia,BosniaandHerzegovina,FYRMacedonia,andMontenegro).UnderthethemeofCul-turalTourismtheconferencewillbeanopportunitytoshareanddiscusschallengingissueswithexpertsfromtheregioninordertohighlightthepresentandfutureofmu-seumsandtourismthroughtheconsiderationofimportanttopicssuchas:theneedtodevelopbettercommunicationandcollaborationbetweenmuseumsandthetourismsectorintheregion;criteriafortourismproducts;andsustainabilityissuesoftourismvs.heritagesites.

Workshops:RiskAssessmentforMuseumCollectionsFormorethansevenyears,ICOMSloveniahasbeeninvolvedinaspecialeducationalprogrammeofTIEMworkshops(TeamworkforIntegratedEmergencyManagement)aimedatemergencymanagementinmuseums.TheseweredevelopedwithintheframeworkofICOMSEEprojectRevitalisationofCulturalandNaturalHeritageinSouthEastEurope.

InSlovenia,aseriesofTIEMworkshopsfocusingonthepractice,implementationandtransferoftheprinciplesofriskassessmentformuseumcollectionshavealreadybeenorganisedbyICOMSloveniaincooperationwiththeMuseumAssociationofSlovenia,andledbySlovenemuseumexpertsinthefield.In2014thesetrainingcoursesandcapacitybuildingforthepromotionofheritagecon-servationwillcontinuetotakeplacebecauseofthegreatinterestshownbymanySlovenemuseums.

SummerSchoolofMuseologyPiran,June2014TheICOMSloveniageneratesknowledgebydevelopingandparticipatingintrainingandeducationalprogrammesforSlovenemuseologists,museumprofessionalsandstudents.Accordingly,since2004,ICOMSloveniahassuc-cessfullycontributedtotheSummerSchoolofMuseology,whichisheldinthecoastaltownofPiran.In2014theSum-merSchoolofMuseologyisbeingorganisedbyFacultyofHumanitiesattheUniversityofPrimorska.Ontheoccasionofthisyear’sSchoolofMuseologyinPirantheICOMSlov-eniawillparticipatebypresentingitslatestachievementsandbycontributingthematiclectures.

ICOMSloveniaActiveRoleattheRegionalConferenceonCulturalTourism

ICOMSloveniaassembly,2014.

SaltpansofPiraninoldtimes.

International Museum Day 2014

Slovenia’smuseumsadoptthethemeof“museumcollec-tionsmakeconnections”.Duringtheweekof18Mayeachyear,numerousmuseumsinSloveniatakepartinthecelebrationofInternationalMu-seumDaywiththeValvasorMuseumAwardsandaseriesofeventsfocusingonavarietyofprogrammesthatmakemuseumsmoreattractivetothepublic.

ICOMSloveniaAward

In2014,ICOMSloveniawillpresentforthesecondtimeitsawards.ThecallforapplicationswillbemadeinMay2014ontheoccasionofthecelebrationoftheInternationalMuseumDay.

InOctober2013,ICOMSloveniapresentedforthefirsttimeitsawardstoSlovenemuseums,aimedatencouraging,popular-isingandpromotingtheinternationalnetworkingoftheideasandactivitiesofSlovenemuseums.Atthesametime,ICOMSloveniaawardsareintendedtopromotetheannualInterna-tionalMuseumDaytheme(chosenbyICOMonagloballevel)atSlovenemuseums.

Thecategoryofinternationallyrecognisedprojectscomprisedthefollowingawardcandidates:theNationalGalleryofSlov-enia’sexhibitionSpanishStatuaryArtbetweenthe14thand18th

Centuries;theNationalMuseumofSlovenia’sImaginingtheBalkans;andtheSloveneEthnographicMuseum’sORINOCO,IndiansoftheAmazonRainforest.

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The2013ICOMSloveniaawardforinternationallyrecognisedprojectswaspresentedtotheSloveneEth-nographicMuseumandtothecura-torNinaZdravičPolič(headoftheproject)fortheORINOCOexhibition.TheawardforthepromotionoftheannualICOMthemewaspresentedtotheMariborNationalLiberationMuseumforitsprojectWe’veTakenovertheMuseum.

SloveneEthnographicMuseumNationalMuseumofContemporaryHistory

Awardceremony,2013

AwardedMuseums,2013

SloveneEthnographicMuseum

UpperSavaValleyMuseumJesenice

RegionalMuseumMurskaSobota

Summer Museum Night

Since2003,SummerMuseumNighthasbeenthemostpopularpromotionalmuseumeventinLjubljanaandsince2006inmanyotherSlovenetowns.Itisaoneday-event(from10.00untilmidnight),takingplaceonthethirdSaturdayofJune.Onthisoccasionmostmuseumsandgal-

leriesaroundSloveniaofferfreeaccesstoexhibitions,guidedtours,concerts,performancesandworkshops–averyattractiveandentertainingprogrammethatreachesaclimaxinthenighthours.

MuseumofRecentHistoryCelje

TechnicalMuseumofSlovenia–MuseumofPostandTelecommunications

TechnicalMuseumofSlovenia

DolenjskaMuseumNovomesto

ParkŠkocjanskejame

RegionalMuseumCelje

NationalMuseumofContemporaryHistory

TolminMuseum

Nationalgallery

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Permanent exhibition Children’s museum Herman’s den, Museum of Recent History Celje, from 2014

MuseumofRecentHistoryCelje

CityMuseumKrško

Exhibitions

Permanent exhibition The Trapists: The Rajhenburg Castle, National Museum of Contemporary History, since 2013

Permanent exhibition Roman stories from where worlds meet, National Museum of Slovenia, from May 2014

Permanent exhibition Beautiful Gorenjska, Castle Kishlstein, Gorenjska Museum, since 2012

Doors. Spatial and Symbolic Passageways of life., Slovene Ethnographic Museum, since 2013

Treasures of Sveta Trojica, Regional Museum Maribor, since 2013

BIO 50. 3, 2, 1 … TEST, 24th Biennial of Design, Museum of Architecture and Design,18 September–7 December 2014

Emona: A City in the Empire, Museum & Galleries of Ljubljana, from May 2014

“Nad Gorico po pravico”, Tolmin Museum, since 2013

The Mummy and the Crocodile, National Museum of Slovenia, from March 2014

Awakening Beauty: Crowther-Oblak Collection of Victorian Drawings and Paintings, from September 2014

ICOMExecutiveBoardThenewExecutiveBoardofICOMSloveniawaselectedon18March2014:President: MrsTanjaRoženbergar,MA,MuseumofRecentHistoryCeljeVice-President: MrsEsteraCerar,MA,TechnicalMuseumofSlovenia

Members: MrsJernejaBatič,MunicipalityofLjubljana,DepartmentforCulture MrBrankoŠuštar,PhD,SlovenianSchoolMuseum MrsMojcaVomerGojkovič,RegionalMuseumPtujOrmož

ICOMSloveniamembersplayinganactiveroleasmembersofICOMICBoards:TanjaRoženbergar(COMCOL),AndrejaRihter(ICTOP),IrenaMarušič(CIMUSET),MetkaFujs(ICR),ZdenkaBadovinac(CIMAM),NinaZdravičPolič(ICOMEurope&ICOMSEE).

HonorarymembersGregorModer,thefirstpresidentofICOMSloveneNationalCommittee(1991–1997),becametheICOMSlovenia’sfirst honorarymember in 2006 andNina Zdravič Polič, president of the SloveneNational Committee (2003–2011),wasmadeanhonorarymemberin2013.

TaskforcesOverthepasttwenty-threeyearsSloveneICOMmembershavestriventorespondtotheevermorerapidchangestakingplaceintheglobalisedworldthathaveanimpactonheritageprotection,onpreservingandprotectingmu-seumcollections,aswellascommunicatingthevaluesandworthofourcommonheritagetofuturegenerations.Thecurrentworldparadigmpointstotheurgencyofparticipationbymuseumsandotherculturalinstitutionsinawarenessraisingaboutbasichumanvalues.InthisspiritandbyfollowingICOMguidelines,SlovenemembersofICOMhavesoughtconnectionsandcreatedaninternationalnetwork.Atthesametimetheyhavepromotedtheapplicationofinternationalmuseumstand-ards,disseminatedthemthroughprofessionalchannels,respondedtothemandhelpedtostrengthenthesocialimportanceofheritageandroleofmuseums.

NewCodeofEthicsforNaturalHistoryMuseumsintheSlovenelanguagetobepublishedbyICOMSloveniainautumn2014

AnewbookpublishedinSlovenelanguageonMarketingMuseums:TheoryandpracticeinthemuseumsofSlovenia

Publishedby:ICOMSloveneNationalCommittee,representedbyTanjaRoženbergar,president.Editedby:NinaZdravičPoličincooperationwithJernejaBatičandDomenUršič.TextsbyNinaZdravičPolič.ProofreadingDavidLimon.Photos:MihaŠpiček,MajaKostric,MarkoHabič,M.Pigac,F.Leighton,TomažLauko,SarahBervar,ŠašoKovačič,DamjanŠvarc&docu-mentationarchivesofpublishedmuseums.DesignbyMojcaTurk.Printedby:DikplastCelje,Slovenia2014.

Prešernova17,3000Celje,SloveniaT: +38634286410F:+38634286411E:icom.slovenija@mnzc.sihttp://slovenia.icom.museum

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